Hotspot issues and countermeasures in nutritional support treatment for critically ill surgical patients

Abstract

Nutritional therapy is one of the most important treatment measures for surgical critically ill patients, and it is also a difficult point in clinical nutritional support practice. In recent years, nutritional support treatment for surgical critically ill patients has achieved rapid development both in theory and practice. Many large-scale, multi-center clinical studies have been completed worldwide. Consensus has been formed on many hot issues and relevant guidelines have been issued. Based on the latest evidence-based medicine achievements, the author summarizes and interprets the hot and controversial issues of nutritional therapy for surgical critically ill patients in recent years. Key words: Critical illness; Surgery; Nutritional support; Parenteral nutrition; Enteral nutrition